Fastener



July 28, 1925. 1,547,681

H. G. PossNER FASTENER Filed June 19, 1924 Fjy/ l 1 ,5 /1 M lb I8 Herm an fossner A9 Wwf Patented July 218, 19125'.

HERMAN. e. .PoissN'Em-.or- MnsHANTicUfr: PARK, `RHODE ISLAND.

Appnoatipn med ruzie Q19,`

Tof all whom-2f `may concern:

Be it known that I,-HERi\raN G.-Pos'sNER,

11924;; seria'r-No.17203950.1119

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a citizen ofhthe'United States, .-residingfvatA Itfisfoundtbyrlaundries .wherebendable' i metal @members :are applied `tothe button Meshanticut Park, 1 intheA county of Provi-z i dence ancl\State of Rhodelslanchhave inw vented certain `new 4and Auseful Improve-v ments in Fasteners, lofwhich thefollowingfv4 isa specification.l

This invention relatesy to bendable gar- 1 ment fastenersfof theclass adapted-'more'lr particularly to ber used: by laundries Vas item- .holes of freshly. launderedfsoft euifs and'the.A like', f thatf-nnlesssa stiifened bridgev portion. .1

isprovided:in the metal ystrip5gof a lengths substantially ithei .thickness .of thei multiple-.i 1 layers of soft fabric of the suffthat ,it is difiicultfto eause` the :fastener '.to vlie properly and to maker itsi ends grip andv` hold the parts Gili..

porary fasteners for .soft cuifsandffneclg :iofthe Cufffabrimasit rshould, and to ol viate this difiiculty, Ihalve provided a strip efl metalof theproper size andfeinbossedthe. i.

bands of freshly launderedshirtsland other.A i articles vof clothing; vand theinvention-has e: for its object to form such a fastener ofra thin strip of readily, bendablenietalwhich is embossed.v orotherwise .stiffenedi ori.; strengthened alongfzits length .leaving ,a pore; tion of less'strengthfthan thelstiifenedf-.por-` tions7 whereby the vfastener)afterf.having; been positioned in afgarment maybefoldedrf.. by applying pressure `tothe-@ends .ofnthe strip causing them to grip and bindethexig several layersof fabric together.

VVithv these and"i otherobjects innview, the invention consists of certain novelffea tures of eonstructiom as `will"` be more fully described7 and particularly pointedzouttin theappdended claims. l f

In the.` accompanyingdrawings-:4f Figure 1 is a perspective viewof. a soft cuff1 freshly launderedygand showing ythe parts as held in positionby onefformfof my improved bendable fastener which is shown in full lines andy also` illustrating another form of my improved fastener in dotted lines positioned in the buttonholes of a cuff. t y

Figure 2 is a view of one form of my improved fastener as binding together thel parts ofthe neck band of a shirt.

Figure 3 is a top View showing` one form of my improved metal fastener in extended position. Y

Figure 4l: is a sectional edge view of the fastener illustrating the stiffening ribs arranged along its length to leave the unstiffened portions between the ends of the ribs Where the strip will bendv when a foldingv pressure is exerted on its ends.

Figure 5 is a perspective view showin the strip in folded position.

Figure 6 is a modification showing another form of my Aimproved bendable fastener strip extended.

{same withA one'z or. more stiffening .ribs form-- ing ,a stiffened bridge :portion :iwithatwe stiff- Q eningarms ther ribsbeing ariiangedavith a 3 .spas-e between .their ends whereby affold- -ingxpressure on the ends ofytheiarmscauses.V ,them toibend in :,thefspace between therribsef.

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leavingaastiifened bridge portion of thede.` f

the .veufffizabricrgto gripand .bind it in posi-- tion,and the followingiis a detailed descripf tion of one, construction lof fastener fby; which With reference te the; drawing, 10 y desigfz s of a duetileaisoft for bendable f qualit-y, the y same 'being'. adapted more partieularlyfpto be passedthrough buttonholes of freshly laundered soft cuffs and the like, for the purpose of'holding the several layers of fabric in the desired finished position.

It is found in practice' of advantage to Y so form this fastener that it shall have a stiffened middleor ybridge portion 11 hav-V ing a length substantially the thickness of the several layers of cuiffabric so that its lines of bending will be at the ends 18 of the bridge portion 11 which will permit the arm portions 12 at either end of the bridge to be folded downwardly vagainst the cuff fabric to bind the same permanently in position. f

To accomplish this in one simple and effective way, as shown in Figures 3, 4l and 5, I have stiffened arm portions 12 and also stiifenedvbridge portions 11 by ribsv 14; and 15 respectively7 leavingl unribbed y portions at the ends of the bridgeas at whereby 85 1' nfates a strip* of met'alfofthe desired length; -which vis preferably formedvvery thin and when a folding pressure is applied to the ends of thel arm portionsv of the vstrip it naturally bends along its unsupported lines which will be at the points- 13 and when bent into the desiredshape in folded ,position against the sides of the cuff fabric it will grip and bind these fabric portions firmly in position.

In some instances instead of making the strip of the same width throughout its length, as illustrated in Figure 3, I sometimes reduce the width of the strip at its bridge portion 17, see Figures 6 and 7 and I rib this bridge portion as at 18 to stiflen the same leaving an unribbed portion at the ends of the bridge where the arms or. enlarged head portions 16 will bend to be folded against the sides of thecuff portions or fabric. y

Itwill be noted in the construction shown in Figures 6 and 7 that the enlarging of the stock of the arms over the width of the bridge stock, stiifens the arm portions of the device similarly to the ribs 14 in the strip member illustrated in Figure 3, whereby a folding pressure on the ends 16 will cause the bridge portion to bend at its ends 19.

It will be note-d that by the use of my improved foldablefastener, it is only necessary to pass one end of the metal strip through the buttonholes of the fabricrand then by 'drawing the thumb and finger endways with a wiping or stripping motion the arms or ends of the metal-strip are readily` bent down and vcaused to lie against the opposite faces of the fabric.

VByfforming a narrow bridge portion as illustrated ink Figure 6, the same may be after having been passed through the buttonholes of the cuff, turned around into position illustrated in full lines in Figure 1, if desired, or when the strip with the wider bridge portion illustrated in Figure 3, is passed through the Vbuttonholes 20 of the cuff they will naturally lie in position illus- Leanser nected by4 a bridge portion, and an embossed stiifening rib on said bridge portion termiF nating short of said arm portions to provide a bendable portion between said arm and bridge portions.

2. A fastener formed'iof a thin strip of readily bendable metal embossed longitudinally at intervals along its length forming stiifeningribs thereon spaced apart at their ends, whereby the fastener is adapted to bend at its unribbed internal portions when a folding pressure is applied to its end portions.

3. A fastener formed of a strip of bendable metal, different longitudinally disposed embossed stifening ribs thereon having their ends spaced apart leaving an unembossed transverse portion, whereby a folding pressure upon the ends of the strip will cause the same to first bend at the unembossed portions.

1. A culf fastener formed of a thin strip of readily bendable metal having two arm portions connected by a bridge portion', said arms and bridge portions having stiffening embossed ribs, the ribs inthe different portions being spaced apart at their ends whereby said strip will bend between the ends of said armribs and bridge rib when a folding pressure is applied to said arm portions.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

HERMAN G. POSSNER. 

